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new multi-channel video

Barry Anderson — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:49:05 +0000

Deep Down Trauma Hounds, a new five-channel video piece of mine, is currently on display in the annual group exhibition at The Studios Inc. exhibition space. The piece contains appropriated video clips from 1970s European horror films which create an unsettling, ritualistic experience. The piece will be on view through February 2012.

installation at Kemper Museum

Barry Anderson — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:33:22 +0000

Installation is in progess for The Big Reveal at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City. I went in this morning to advise on the equipment set up for my Janus (2) piece.

The exhibition opens this Friday, September 23.

AiA-KC Honors Art Through Architecture

Barry Anderson — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 15:58:51 +0000

Kansas City’s Art Through Architecture (AtA) program was honored last night at the annual American Institute of Architects KC Chapter holiday party. Plaques were given to all of the clients who have commissioned or bought artwork for new architectural projects since the inception of AtA. Included in that group was Frank Uryasz, who received a Gold Level Achievement award for commissioning my three-channel video piece There And Back Again for the offices of the National Center for Drug Free Sport.

opening at Bruno David Gallery

Barry Anderson — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 19:04:51 +0000

The opening reception at Bruno David Gallery in St. Louis last Friday evening went very well. I showed my Totem (1) piece along with paintings by my good friend Kelley Johnson, photographs by Iris Nesher, and multimedia constructions by Gary Passanise. The reception was very well attended due in some small part to the fact that the Contemporary Museum across the street was also hosting an opening reception.

On Sunday a collector bought the last available edition copy of Totem (1) so all-in-all it was a great weekend.

Totem (1) in collectors’ home

Barry Anderson — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:45:48 +0000

I just received some photos from the collectors who purchased the first edition of my recent Totem (1) video piece showing the work installed in their home. This is the first multi-channel video work of mine purchased for and installed in a domestic environment. The collector who purchased the second edition also plans on installing it in his home and I have a meeting with him next week to discuss installation options.

The third and final copy of the piece will be installed tomorrow at the Bruno David Gallery in St. Louis for an exhibition that opens next week.

Totem (1) at Byron Cohen Gallery

Barry Anderson — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:59:20 +0000

One of my recent pieces, the three-channel Totem (1), is currently installed in the back gallery room of Byron Cohen Gallery in Kansas City where it will most likely be on view for the rest of the year. If you missed seeing it during my SpaceRockSpasm exhibit at Review Studios, drop by the gallery sometime.

SpaceRockSpasm closed

Barry Anderson — Tue, 11 May 2010 15:51:02 +0000

SpaceRockSpasm finally came down yesterday at Review Studios. It only took my assistant Adam and I an hour and a half to take down all of the equipment. However, we still have a dozen holes that need to patched before the gallery is repainted.

All in all, it was a very successful show with a great review in the KC Star and a surprising number of sales.

SpaceRockSpasm opens

Barry Anderson — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:59:47 +0000

My newest exhibition, SpaceRockSpasm, opened at Review Studios in Kansas City last night. There was a nice crowd and an amazing reception to all of the new work. The exhibition is comprised of eight pieces, five being multi-channel video works and two being multi-channel audio works. The pieces themselves showcase a variety of recent influences on my work such as Krautrock, comics, early experimental film, and recent geo-politics. One, a three-channel vertical LCD piece titled Totem (1) (seen in the image here), seemed to be the most praised and looks to have already sold of a couple of copies of the small edition. Images of all of the works will be posted on this site very soon. The images from the reception are courtesy of friend and colleague Elijah Gowin.

installation in progress

Barry Anderson — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:07:54 +0000

Installation for the new exhibition SpaceRockSpasm is going well. My assistant Adam and I got a good bit set up yesterday. The monitors are all mounted so all that remains on the video portion of the installation is running the remaining cabling. I then have to mount a few dozen speaker components and run the wiring. Hopefully I’ll be done with installation in a couple of days.

The exhibition opens at Review Studios in Kansas City this Friday, March 12. The reception will be from 6 to 9 PM so drop by if you’re in town.

photo taken by Sarah Kraly.

review for Ectoplasmic Response

Barry Anderson — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:32:02 +0000

A very nice review of the show at Swarm Gallery was just posted on the Review website, a KC-based arts blog. The writer, Jess Brier, had some interesting things to say about Ectoplasmic Response. It’s always great when a writer or critic “gets” a piece and is able to verbalize thoughts behind it much better than me.

The exhibition remains on view at the gallery in Oakland until March 14.